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Old 05-04-2010, 08:37 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jkp1187 View Post
JKP, guys. JKP.

@wagmore: Remember that your 15-year-old Passat (this one?) was rated using the old EPA cycle. The revised "official" numbers are 18 city/27 highway, which is actually worse than the 2010 Passat.

(For my money, the EPA numbers no doubt have flaws in them, but even though they're far from perfect, at least they allow us to compare wax apples to wax apples.)
That's the one. The ratings are ridonkulous either way. I get 27mpg somewhere between 80 or 85 mph, and I haven't seen 18 mpg; even driving a 4-mile winter commute when the engine doesn't reach operating temperature, it stays at 22-24. (Cutting down on that; got thick gloves, and studded tires on my bicycle)

So can I pretty safely assume I'll be able to squeeze seven MPG more than the EPA rating out of most manuals?

This is all without EOC or significant modifications, mind you--just judicious use of pedal.

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